Der, die or das Kapital?
das Kapital
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- capital
Why is it das Kapital?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Kapital. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Kapital.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Kapital der Firma ist sehr hoch.The capital of the company is very high.
- Er investiert sein Kapital in eine neue Idee.He invests his capital in a new idea.
Kapital in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Kapital: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
Kapital is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.